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Subject: FAQ:PdoxWin:Scrolling with mice:2001.05.25 Version 1.0 (1999.12.25) supplied by Kasey Chang and Jack Wasserstein modifications from: Lance Leonard edited by Paradox FAQ Team Reposted by Mike Irwin: 2001.02.05 Reposted by Mike Irwin: 2001.05.25 ==================== 0. Introduction ==================== This FAQ addresses resolution of a "deficiency" in some versions of Paradox, where they ignore use of the "wheel" addition to later generations of mice. This is normally due to the fact that the wheel was introduced after that version of Paradox. This FAQ is appropriate to users of all versions of Paradox for Windows running on Windows 95, 98, and NT. ------------------------------- 0.1 Legal Info and Disclaimers ------------------------------- Paradox is a trademark of Corel. Borland Database Engine (BDE) is a trademark of Inprise. The information provided in this FAQ is provided "as is" and is not warranted in any way. The information provided in this FAQ is not endorsed or authorized by Corel or Inprise in any shape, form, or manner. The editors claim NO responsibility for ANY illegal activity regarding this file, or as a result of someone reading this file. You may distribute this file, as long as the copies are complete, unaltered, and are in electronic form only. ------------- 0.2 Feedback ------------- Please send feedback in a Corel Paradox newsgroup or the news:comp.databases.Paradox newsgroup to any of the FAQ Team mentioned in the "FAQ: FAQ FAQ" document. Please preface the subject of your post with the string "PDXWIN FAQ" to alert Team members to the function of the message. Please specify the FAQ name and section number the comment applies to, if any. ============================== 1. General Problem Information ============================== Microsoft and, subsequently, other vendors, have introduced an additional control to their mice, usually in the form of a rotating wheel between the two main mouse buttons. Logitech's Mouseman+ range also incorporates a button function to this wheen, so that it can be pressed in the same manner as a middle mouse button. Wacom's Graphire tablet/mouse combination has a plain wheel. IBM's mice offer a small navigation button of the same sort as found on many laptops instead of the wheel. The reason for this addition is to enable users to scroll through documents without having to move the mouse to the scroll-bar. =============== 2. Explanations =============== This additional control very often fails to work on many versions of Paradox. This is usually because the Paradox version involved was released before the mouse additions. =========== 3. Remedies =========== With several mouse types, such as the Logitech ones, it is possible to completely reprogram the functionality of the mouse controls, thus gaining scrollability within Paradox on many occasions. With other mice, or under other circumstances, this may not be possible. If, after obtaining the latest drivers for your mouse and investigating the possibilities of reprogramming it, you cannot obtain the scrolling effect you desire, you can try using a program called "FreeWheel". This is a set of drivers that add scrolling support for products that were not coded for the wheel, allowing you to scroll manually or automatically through multipage displays. If you prefer to not have such action in some products, FreeWheel's configuration options allow you to tell it what products to ignore. It adds "Scroll Up" and "Scroll Down" to your list of sound-assignable items in Control Panel, so you can associate sounds to the actions. You can obtain FreeWheel from ZiffDavis' download site. Go to http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/downloads/ and search for "FreeWheel" (without the quotes). You should be brought to this page: http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/ info.html?fcode=000FWT where you can download the software. Several users have had success with this product, with both Paradox 8 and 9. Paradox Community Newsgroups |
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